Red Sox Now Draw Praise From A. P. Sports Writer
Baseball pundits shift bets as the Red Sox surge and Detroit loses Hank Greenberg to a broken wrist. Lefty Grove wins a fifth straight start, beating the Tigers 2-0 with strong Boston backing. Other results include Danny MacFayden 1-0 for the Bees, Gene Schott five-hitter for the Reds, Pirates 4-0 over the Dodgers, Cubs 5-4 over the Phillies, and Yankees 8-2 over the Browns. Athletics beat White Sox 8-5 with Wally Moses homering in the 10th. Indians defeat Senators 6-4.
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Andy Clarke
Associated Press
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Tom Yawkey
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Joe DiMaggio
Frankie Crosetti
Grove Grove
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Dallas Steers Top Texas League With 9-2 Win Over Galveston
Dallas Steers powered to a 9-2 victory over Galveston as they chased a third straight win to hold first in the Texas League. Dallas rapped 18 hits off Jakucki and Paul with Jonnard winning on the mound. Beaumont Exporters beat Tulsa 7-5, Fort Worth edged Houston 9-3, while San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 13-4 behind Bill Miller’s three homers.
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Buffs
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Oklahoma City Indians
Bill Miller
Bettencourt
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Cullenbine
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Martin
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Padgett
San Antonio
Harshany
Connors
Gryska
Susko
Connatser
Archie
Harvel
Levey
Tulbar
Twardy
Tinears Renew Grapple Feud In Armory Title Match
A two week feud resumes in the main armory event with Hy Sharman of Salt Lake City facing "Gentleman" Dale Haddock in a three fall limit match. Semi finals see Dick Trout vs Kentucky Ray Meyers and Jack Gorman vs Pat Garrison. Starting 8:20. Tickets at City Drug Store 617 Polk Street. Edinburg Wins Junior College Tennis Title in doubles over Wesley College. Hawthorne defeats Evans to reach state championship with West King of Schreiner.
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Ross predicts McLarnin to knock out Tony in MSG clash
United Press interviews Barney Ross in Chicago on May 6 1936 about the Canzoneri McLarnin title fight set for Madison Square Garden. Ross favors McLarnin wins inside four rounds citing greater size and punch. He praises Tony as a fighter with heart but says McLarnin’s sharper strike and weight advantage tilt the outcome.
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Chicago
Barney Ross
Gheto Gamin
New York
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Jimmy
Barney
Canzoneri
McLarnin
Madison Square Garden
Ross
McLarr-nin
Dewey
Manila
Sewanee to retain football and clarify scholarships
Sewanee regents voted to keep football as an intercollegiate sport and rejected rumors that the athletic board would control scholarships. The university will continue in the Southeastern Conference and provide 32 full scholarships awarded by regular university authorities, not the athletic board.
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Five-Hit Reds Giants Tie In Low-Scoring Showdown
Gene Schott led the Reds with a five hit effort and drove in two of the five runs for the team in a game against the Giants. Bill Lee earned his third win for the Cubs by holding the Phillies to five hits. Danny MacFayden limited the Cardinals to three hits in a duel with Paul Dean. Lou Gehrig led the Yankees attack with two doubles and two singles. Bob Grove limited the Tigers to two hits as the Red Sox won his fifth victory. Wally Moses delivered a tenth-inning homer with two aboard to beat the White Sox.
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Gene Schott
Reds
Giants
Bill Lee
Cubs
Phillies
Danny MacFayden
Bees
Paul Dean
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Browns
Bob Grove
Red Sox
Tigers
Wally Moses
Athletics
National League Is Wide Open Scramble
The fourth week of major league baseball opened with wide open pennant races in both leagues. In the National League Chicago Cubs lead by a single game over the Reds, with the Cardinals and Pirates a half game back. In the American League Boston tops with 10.5 games on the Browns, while the Yankees trail the Red Sox by a half game and the Indians sit one game back. Lefty Grove pitched the Red Sox past the Tigers 2 0, and Pat Malone notched nine strikeouts in his first start as New York beat St. Louis 8 2, with Gehrig and DiMaggio fueling the surge.
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Senators
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Tigers
Lefty Grove
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Yank
National League Standings and Results From Yesterday
Standings show Chicago 1 game back at 9 7 while St Louis and Pittsburgh lead with 9 7. New York 9 8 Cincinnati 10 9, Philadelphia 9 11 Brooklyn 6 12. Today schedules include Boston at Chicago and New York at Pittsburgh with several cross plays. Also American League results list Cleveland 6 Washington 4 and St Louis 2 New York 8 with Detroit 0 Boston 2. Texas League Tuesday results Tulsa 5 Beaumont 7 Oklahoma City 4 San Antonio 13 Dallas 9 Galveston 2 Fort Worth 9 Houston 8. Standings for that loop shown Wednesday.
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Curtis Squads End Play Even In Curtis Cup Foursomes
In Gleneagles Scotland May 6 the United States and Great Britain tied 1-1 in foursomes as one match remained 18 holes with all square. Ware and Berg halved against Barton and Walker while Anderson and Holm defeated Hill and Glutting 3 and 2, leaving six singles to decide the Curtis Cup.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Leona Cheney
Santa Monica
Calif
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J. S. Walker
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Glutting
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Garon
Youth power in Beaumonts Texas League bid
Ernest F. Lorbeer pitches a youth heavy Beaumont Exporters squad aiming to prove youth and aggressive hitting outweigh experience. Through three weeks of the Texas League season Beaumont sits tied for second with Oklahoma City after a 9 6 start, led by a roster mostly 22 and 23 year olds.
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al Vincent
Roy Pfleger
Don Ross
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Joe Hare
Steve Larkin
Clarence Phillips
Detroit Tigers
James W. Bratton
Alexandria
George Coffman
Charleston
Springfield
Morris Hancken
George Tebbetts
George Archie
John L. Brown
Mason
Tex
Mark Christman
Henderson
East Texas Loop
Frank Croucher
Sigmund Gryska
Davenport
San Antonio
Roy Cullendine
Morris Jones
William McCosky
Detroit
Mich
Benjamin McCoy
Baseball statistics from a 1950s Houston area league game
Summary of player stats and game notes from a regional baseball match. Highlights include Tauby and Cullenbine combining for multiple hits, Bettencourt and Harshany homering, and Susko and Connatser leading in RBIs. Pitching noted for F. Johnson with 62 innings and several win leaders.
Night Baseball Opens In Amarillo With Milestone Lights
The Pampa Road Runners travel to Metro Park for a 8 30 PM night game against Phillips 66 team. It is Amarillo’s first night game under permanent lights, using the Benjamin lighting system on steel towers. Phillips 66 officials expect a comeback win to avenge Monday’s defeat.
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Olympic Heads Answer Allen
Chicago May 6 Charges of Olympic hitch-hiking bounced between Dr. F C Allen KU athletic director and the A A U over funds for American Olympic basketball participation. The dispute centered on money to buy round trip tickets to Berlin for a 13 player squad plus two coaches and a manager. Brundage and Bingham said Allen had not been appointed, only recommended, and that the Kansas Utah series cleared under $6,000 with $4,147 from a deciding game.
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Ali Baba Wins Wrestling Title in Madison Square Garden
Harry Ezekian of Detroit, known as Ali Baba the Terrible Turk, defeated Dick Shikat of Germany after 53 12 minutes of grappling to claim the heavyweight wrestling championship in New York. The win follows previous title claims but the New York Athletic Commission ruled Shikat's Detroit defeat did not count due to Michigan's no decision law.
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Detroit
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Turk
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Race wagering deemed illegal in New York tracks
Albany law confirms betting at race tracks is illegal under state constitution and penal law. Attorney General Bennett states the offense remains civilly forfeitable under 1926 law as amended in 1934, following a request from Senate Leader Dunnigan.
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New York State
Cowie Electric Dominates Standings in Local League
Standings show Cowie Electric leading with 18 points followed by Barbers' Union Major Drug 13 and Elks 14. Resettlement 3, Soil Service 24, Russell's 25. schedule lists Cowie Electric vs Maxor Drug and Barbers' Union vs Cockrell-Lokey among others with upcoming matches and affiliations to JCD Club Panhandle Laundry.
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S. M. U. Baseballers To Play Frogs Nine
S M U faces Texas Christian University in a Southwest Conference game in Dallas. It is the Mustangs last home contest of the season. Coach Boswell Higginbotham plans Bob Gilker on the mound and A Mace Stewart to catch. Linne is the probable starter for the Frogs with Lawrence catching.
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Portland and Grand Rapids Boxing Results
Carmen Barth of Cleveland won a decision over Bobby Millsap of Chicago at Portland Oregon. Lou Ambers of Herkimer New York scored a technical knockout over Jackie Sharkey of Minneapolis at Grand Rapids Michigan in six rounds.
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Cleveland
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Hole in One Club Grows Across States
The Associated Press National Hole-in-One Club swelled to 246 members as golfers aged 12 to 177 set a recent pace with 76 aces in the last week. Texas led with 38 members, California followed with 22, while 44 states and territories are represented. notable feats include a 71 year old Chicago member and a 12 year old from Baton Rouge.
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Golf Club Sees New Members Tee Off In Local Event
A Club in Baton Rouge attracted new members including Mrs. Cliff Mooers of Houston Texas. The event noted 10 hole plays at 181 yards and the 16th hole at 155 yards with entrants from San Antonio Corpus Christi and Brownsville Muny, highlighting a lively golf scene.
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